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1. What is the difference between continuous and discontinuous when it comes to the Bowen's Reaction Series?
2. Define isometric.
3. What is the hardness of your fingernail?
4. What are elements commonly found in Mafic Igneous rocks?  Felsic?
5. Why are properties like streak and density unorthodox ways to identify rocks?
1. Continuous means the evolution of plagioclase feldspar from being calcium-rich to sodium-rich. Discontinuous means the formation of mafic minerals like olivine, pyroxene, biotite mica, and amphibole
2. Isometric is the cubic crystal system.
3. 2.5
4. Mafic= iron (Fe) and magnesium (Mg) Felsic= aluminum (Al) and silicon (Si)
5. Properties like streak and density aren't usually used to classify rocks because of how common they are between each kind of rock. Instead, we use texture to classify them because each rock has a different texture.
#1 is almost directly copied from this, but correct, your turn.
I didn't really understand so I looked it up and I couldn't figure out how to word it differently from the website because the answer was right. I guess that is cheating, sorry.

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[img]http://www.pitt.edu/~cejones/GeoImages/2IgneousRocks/IgneousTextures/4PorphyriticFinez/AndesiteHblPorph.jpg[/img]
1. What rock is this?
2. Describe its texture.
3. Why does this texture occur?
4. What rock is this rock most similar to?
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[img]http://www.pitt.edu/~cejones/GeoImages/2IgneousRocks/IgneousTextures/4PorphyriticFinez/AndesiteHblPorph.jpg[/img]
1. What rock is this?
2. Describe its texture.
3. Why does this texture occur?
4. What rock is this rock most similar to?
1. Andesite
2. Porphyritic/Medium Grained
3. Magma cools slowly then rapidly, forming crystals of different sizes.
4. In composition? Diorite -- it is the plutonic version of Andesite.
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[img]http://www.pitt.edu/~cejones/GeoImages/2IgneousRocks/IgneousTextures/4PorphyriticFinez/AndesiteHblPorph.jpg[/img]
1. What rock is this?
2. Describe its texture.
3. Why does this texture occur?
4. What rock is this rock most similar to?
1. Andesite
2. Porphyritic/Medium Grained
3. Magma cools slowly then rapidly, forming crystals of different sizes.
4. In composition? Diorite -- it is the plutonic version of Andesite.
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[img]http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/mineralmuseum/13512det.jpg[/img]
1. What mineral is this?
2. What is it's cleavage angle?
3. This mineral occurs in what type(s) of rock?  Be as specific as you can.
4. How did this mineral get it's name?
5. What would an iron-rich variety of this mineral be called? What about magnesium?

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dxu46 wrote:
[img]http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/mineralmuseum/13512det.jpg[/img]
1. What mineral is this?
2. What is it's cleavage angle?
3. This mineral occurs in what type(s) of rock?  Be as specific as you can.
4. How did this mineral get it's name?
5. What would an iron-rich variety of this mineral be called? What about magnesium?

Credit to [url]https://random.org[/url] for helping me decide on a mineral to write a question on!
1. Hornblende
2. 124 and 56 degrees
3. metamorphic and igneous
4. German word horn for its color and blenden, which means deceiver
5. Ferrohornblende and magnesiohornblende
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kate! wrote:
dxu46 wrote:
[img]http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/mineralmuseum/13512det.jpg[/img]
1. What mineral is this?
2. What is it's cleavage angle?
3. This mineral occurs in what type(s) of rock?  Be as specific as you can.
4. How did this mineral get it's name?
5. What would an iron-rich variety of this mineral be called? What about magnesium?

Credit to [url]https://random.org[/url] for helping me decide on a mineral to write a question on!
1. Hornblende
2. 124 and 56 degrees
3. metamorphic and igneous
4. German word horn for its color and blenden, which means deceiver
5. Ferrohornblende and magnesiohornblende
For #3, I was looking for type of igneous rock, but otherwise that's right. Your turn.
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[img]http://www.daviddarling.info/images/chalcopyrite.jpg[/img]
1. What mineral is this?
2. What color(s) does it tarnish to?
3. What type of acid is it soluble in?
4. What element is it a major ore of?
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[img]http://www.daviddarling.info/images/chalcopyrite.jpg[/img]
1. What mineral is this?
2. What color(s) does it tarnish to?
3. What type of acid is it soluble in?
4. What element is it a major ore of?
1. Chalcopyrite 
2. A lot, including, but are not limited to, blue and purple
3. HNO3
4. Cu
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dxu46 wrote:
kate! wrote:
[img]http://www.daviddarling.info/images/chalcopyrite.jpg[/img]
1. What mineral is this?
2. What color(s) does it tarnish to?
3. What type of acid is it soluble in?
4. What element is it a major ore of?
1. Chalcopyrite 
2. A lot, including, but are not limited to, blue and purple
3. HNO3
4. Cu
Correct! You can also say nitric acid and copper, but the chemical answers are good.
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